1. Health Care Access, Use of Services, and Experiences Among Undocumented Mexicans and Other Latinos.
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Ortega, Alexander N., Hai Fang, Perez, Victor H., Rizzo, John A., Carter-Pokras, Olivia, Wallace, Steven P., and Gelberg, Lillian
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PUBLIC health ,MEDICAL care ,HEALTH services accessibility ,IMMIGRANTS ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,UNDOCUMENTED immigrants ,HISPANIC Americans ,MEXICANS - Abstract
The article offers information on health care experiences, access to medical care, and use of health care services among undocumented Mexicans and other Latinos in the United States. Health interview survey was conducted in California, using a multivariate analysis to measure the association of citizenship status with health care access. The result of the study shows that undocumented Mexicans and Latinos acquire health care services lesse than their U.S.-born counterpart. The use of medical care and access to health care of undocumented immigrants tends to improve as they change their legal status.
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- 2007
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